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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Tom Brady grew up idolizing Joe Montana in San Mateo, Calif., with his father taking him to 49ers games as a young boy. There are photos of Brady dressed as Joe Cool as a kid, and as a 4-year-old, Brady was at Candlestick Park for "The Catch," the Montana-to-Dwight Clark touchdown in the 1982 NFC championship game that propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl appearance. Montana went on to win four Super Bowls, and now he has more company, because on a beautiful evening with the roof at University of Phoenix Stadium open wide for Super Bowl XLIX, Brady had one of his finest performances. Trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter against the...

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